In the evening, the Casa Community gathered in the community room for a short program prepared in her honor. The gathering was filled with joyful greetings, appreciation, and moments of laughter and fellowship. Greetings and messages from the different priories were also showcased, making the celebration even more special and reminding us of the bond that unites our communities across the Congregation.

It was a beautiful day of gratitude and joy as the Casa Community, together with our communities around the world, celebrated M. Rosann’s feastday and thanked God for the gift of her life, vocation, and presence in our Congregation and community.

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Warmly received by the Bishop Célestin-Marie Gaoua and the faithful of the Diocese of Sokodé, our community begins its mission rooted in the Benedictine values of prayer, hospitality, simplicity, and service. We come not only as missionaries, but as sisters and companions, ready to walk together with the local Church and the people of Togo.

May this new community become a place of faith, peace, and encounter — where God is sought in daily life and where every person is welcomed with love and dignity. Entrusting this mission to the guidance of the Holy Spirit and the intercession of St. Benedict and St. Scholastica, we pray that our presence may bear fruits of unity, compassion, and hope for generations to come.

“Ut in omnibus glorificetur Deus” — That in all things God may be glorified.

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With the theme “Rekindling the Gift of God as Pilgrims of Hope,” we remembered with gratitude the vision of our founder, Fr. Andreas Amrhein, OSB, and the faith of our pioneering Sisters who set out on mission in 1885. Their courage continues to inspire us today as we walk together in prayer, community, and service.

To rekindle the gift of God is to let His Spirit renew our hearts; to be pilgrims of hope is to walk with trust and joy into the future. As we celebrate this milestone, we commit ourselves anew to living our Benedictine missionary vocation — rooted in Christ, united in community, and sent in service of the Gospel.

The celebration concluded in the evening with a Community recreation followed by Compline.

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Sisters from our different Priories and Generalate District Houses participated in this activity. Through it, they experienced renewal that included spiritual enrichment (liturgies, reflection, prayer, lectio divina), community sharing (exchanging experiences of mission, culture, challenges, and joys), as well as workshops and sessions on themes important to the congregation as a whole.

The aim of the International Weeks of Encounter is to strengthen unity in diversity: helping the sisters live together in intercultural community, gain a deeper understanding of each priory’s situation, and renew the charism in light of today’s changing contexts.

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By the Grace of God, I am ready.

On January 20, M. Rosann Ocken, OSB was installed as the new Prioress General alongside the new General Councilors. The installation ceremony was presided over by the former Prioress General, M. Maoro Sye, OSB.

M. Maoro placed the pastoral cross ‘The PAX’ around M. Rosann’s neck, symbolizing unity under the one Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ, and handed over the Congregational seal, marking M. Rosann as the authorized representative of our Congregation. M. Rosann then officially assumed her new responsibilities.

The new General Councilors, Sr. Mary Thomas Prado, OSB, Sr. Katharina Mtitu, OSB, Sr. Philippa Kwak, OSB, and Sr. Marie-Therese Brodmann, OSB, were called to service. Together with the General Councilors, M. Rosann received the Congregation Constitutions, the Rule of St. Benedict, and the 14th General Chapter message. The new Generalate aims to rekindle the gifts of God that our congregation has been blessed with.

The Casa community raised their right hands in blessing while singing a ‘blessing song’ for the new Generalate. Although the entire Congregation could not attend the installation ceremony, it was a more meaningful event as the Casa community, comprising nuns from nine different nationalities, represented the entire congregation.

The installation ceremony concluded with a Benedictine ‘PAX’ during the hymn ‘Ubi Caritas.’ The joyful meal and brief celebration that followed were filled with gratitude and glory to the living Christ through the new Prioress General.

May God bless you abundantly and fill you with the wisdom, health, and love you need. That in all things God may be glorified!

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The Rite of Perpetual Profession of  Sr. Maria Reinolda Shayo, OSB, Sr. Mary John Mwalongo, OSB, Sr. Maria Gemma Hamaro, OSB, Sr. Marie Hubertine Pakayi- pawi, OSB will be celebrated during Mass on Monday 10 February 2025, 9:30 am St. Benedict’s Abbey Church, Peramiho

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Sr. Johanna Lee, OSB made her Perpetual Vows on Wednesday January 15, 2025 at the Daegu Priory Chapel. The holy mass was presided over by Most Rev. John Bosco Shin-ho CHANG in Daegu Archdiocese. From the left Sub prioress Sr. Genovefa, Sr. Johanna, Rev. Bishop John Bosco, Prioress Sr. Bethania, and Junior Directress Sr. Virginia.

Let them prefer nothing whatever to Christ (RB 72:11)

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Sr. Lumen Gloria Dungca, outgoing Vicaress General, welcomed her at the airport. At the Casa, sisters were waiting to welcome her. How big was the joy, when she arrived! M. Maoro Sye, outgoing prioress general, led her to her new room.

May God strengthen M. Rosann and always guide her in decisions and undertakings!

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The Rite of final profession of Sr. Johanna Lee, OSB will be celebrated during Mass on Wednesday January 15, 2025 at 7:00 AM at the Daegu Priory Chapel. The Rite of final profession of Sr. Lilian Lee, OSB Sr. Vania Kim, OSB Sr. Adela Han, OSB will be celebrated during Mass on Monday February 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM.

Let us accompany them with our prayers!

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